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Koninklijke Racing Club Genk ( dutch pronunciation : [ ˈkoːnɪŋkləkə ˈreːsɪŋ ˌklʏp ˈɣɛŋk ] ), [ 3 ] normally known as KRC Genk, Racing Genk or plainly Genk, is a belgian professional football clubhouse based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the belgian Pro League and have won four championship titles ; in 1998–99, in 2001–02, in 2010–11 and in 2018–19. They have besides won five belgian Cups, most recently in 2020–21. They qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2002–03, 2011–12 and 2019–20 seasons.

The club formed in 1988 by the fusion of Waterschei Thor with KFC Winterslag, from which it took over the matricule number. It has been one of the most successful clubs in Belgium since the late 1990s and so they regularly qualify for european competitions. The golf club has been playing in the foremost division since the 1996–97 season. They play their home matches in the Luminus Arena. Their independent kit is blue and whiten .

history [edit ]

KFC Winterslag history ( 1923–88 ) [edit ]

The cabaret FC Winterslag was founded in 1923 and that gave it the matricule number 322. On its 35th anniversary the club added the Royal prefix Koninklijke to their name to become KFC Winterslag. In 1972–73 Winterslag reached the second division and they finally qualified for the 1974–75 Belgian First Division after finishing second in the second division final round. They had taken advantage of the increase in the act of inaugural division clubs ( from 16 to 20 ). The club ended the season in final put but won the irregular part correct after. KFC Winterslag reached the fifth place in 1981 which allowed them to play UEFA Cup matches, where it defeated Bryne FK from Norway and English Premier league giant Arsenal. [ 4 ] In the following round it was knocked out by Dundee United from Scotland. Two seasons later it was relegated to the second stage after a disappointing last place. That temper Standard Liège won the backing on bribery in a match against the club of Waterschei Thor that would finally merge with the matricule act 322. Following a spell of four seasons in the moment division, Winterslag found its position again in the first division by winning the 1987 final round, one point ahead of Tongeren. It finished 15th on 18 but at the goal of the season, the club merged with the neighbor club of Waterschei Thor which was playing in the second division since its relegation in 1986 .

K Waterschei SV Thor Genk [edit ]

K Waterschei SV Thor was created in 1919 as Waterschei ‘s Sport Vereeniging Thor with Thor being the acronym of Tot Herstel Onzer Rechten ( english : To recover our rights ). It received matricule number n°533. The club enjoyed a spell in the first division in the late 1950s to the early 1960s and again from 1978 to 1986. After two seasons in the second part, K. Waterschei SV Thor Genk merged with KFC Winterslag to form KRC Genk. During the 1982–83 season, the match between Standard Liège -Waterschei had been fixed and Standard finally won the championship. Waterschei won the belgian Cup doubly ( 1980 and 1982 ). Quite unusually, the latter victory led to Waterschei reaching the semi-finals of the european Cup Winners Cup in the 1982–83 season. After defeating PSG in the quarter-finals, Waterschei lost the first gear branch of the semi-final 5–1 at Pittodrie Stadium, home of the eventual winners, Aberdeen A 1–0 victory in Waterschei, courtesy of Eddy Voordeckers, could not reverse the stead. They then merged with Winterslag in 1988 to form the current clubhouse .

K.R.C. Genk ( 1988–present ) [edit ]

1990s and 2000s The new club was named KRC Genk and as it kept the Winterslag rank, it began in the first division but finished last. The following class Genk managed to win the final examination round off in 2nd division and then played 4 seasons in the first division. In 1995 the baseball club hired Aimé Anthuenis a coach and Racing finished second and skipped the final round of golf as two first gear division teams merged ( Seraing and Standard Liège ). After an eighth target in 1997, the golf club had a effective 1997–98 temper with a cup winnings and a moment place in the backing. In its first european season, Racing Genk eliminated successively Apolonia Fier and MSV Duisburg but it lost to Mallorca in the circle of 16 after two draws ( 1–1 on aggregate ) in the last Cup Winners ‘ Cup always. The season was ended well as Genk won its first belgian championship in May, with coach Aimé Anthuenis then moving to Anderlecht. Genk played in the UEFA Champions League in 1999–2000 but lost in the second stipulate round to Maribor. The season was salvaged by winning the belgian Cup again, this time to Standard, but Genk ended the championship in 9th position. It finished 11th in the pursuit season and lost in the UEFA Cup second round to Werder Bremen after a win against FC Zürich. After this poor while, Genk managed to win the championship once more in the 2001–02 season. In 2002–03, they reached the Champions League group stages for the first clock time in their history. Although they came 4th, they impressed fans with draws against Real Madrid, Roma and AEK Athens. In the 2006–07 season, Genk finished second to Anderlecht. The Limburgians had been ahead about the stallion season but were pipped at the military post by Anderlecht after losing at Germinal Beerschot. The 2007–08 season was a disaster, as Genk failed to finish in the top half of the class, ending in a disappointing one-tenth invest. Three bad seasons followed. Genk finished the 2007–08 season on 45 points and in 10th spot in the league : their worst result in seven years. The 2008–09 season was hapless for Genk a well, finishing 8th in the league. The season ended on a positive bill with them winning the belgian Cup, which gave them a tag to the fourth Europa League qualifying round. The 2009–10 season started badly when they were knocked out of the Europa League by Lille. Things did not go well in the domestic league either. Manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck was fired in December and was replaced by Franky Vercauteren. Genk finished 11th, but Vercauteren managed to lead the clubhouse to European football by beating bowler hat rival Sint-Truiden in the final of Play-offs II. 2010s The 2010–11 season started well for KRC Genk when they beat Inter Turku with 1–5 in Finland. They progressed to the 4th qualifying round of the Europa League and drew the portuguese club Porto. Genk lost both games against Porto, despite two good performances. On 30 January 2010, KRC Genk announced that coach Franky Vercauteren signed a raw contract that ran untl June 2013. They merely lost their first gear game of the season on the twentieth matchday and started the Play-offs in second place. The club won the 2010–11 belgian Pro League after drawing 1–1 with style challengers Standard Liége. [ 5 ] This was KRC Genk ‘s third league acquire in its history and its supporters celebrated with a pitch invasion neat after the final whistle.

On 11 August, coach Frank Vercauteren confirmed he was leaving Genk and signed with Abu Dhabi club Al-Jazira. In the 3rd Qualifying Round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League KRC Genk beat FK Partizan over two legs and drew Maccabi Haifa in the play-off Round. Maccabi Haifa beat Genk 2–1 in the first base leg in Israel, while the moment leg was won by Genk with the same 2–1 score in Belgium. During the penalty shoot-out, goalkeeper László Köteles helped Genk to qualify by saving two penalties. [ 6 ] For the moment clock in its history, KRC Genk reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. They were drawn in Group E with Chelsea, Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen. In late August 2011, Mario Been was announced as the newly director. The Champions League political campaign was one with ups and downs. Genk managed to get a 1–1 result against both Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen and a scoreless draw against Valencia. away from home, Genk lost all three games. The temper in the Jupiler League was a unmanageable one, with Genk lone fair qualifying for the play-offs by finishing sixth in the regular competition. In the play-offs however, Genk started to play better and climbed up to one-third place. By finishing in third place, KRC Genk qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League. The 2012–13 season started well for Genk by qualifying for the Europa League group stage after beating Aktobe and FC Luzern. In this group stage KRC Genk performed identical well and ultimately won the group without a individual defeat. Genk finished first with three points more than Basel and by doing so, qualified for the future round where they faced VfB Stuttgart. It was the first clock in the clubhouse ‘s history that they played European football after Christmas. Stuttgart got the better of Genk over the two games. In the league, Genk qualified for the play-offs and performed well until the entitle was out of reach ; fifth place was the result. Genk ended their season on a plus note by winning the belgian Cup. They defeated Cercle Brugge in the concluding, in movement of 30,000 Genk fans. In the 2016–2017 season, Genk participated in the UEFA Europa League ; they started playing in the irregular stipulate round off and qualified for the third base qualify round ( on 21 July 2016 ) [ 7 ] and the play-off round ( on 4 August 2016 ). [ 8 ] They won their group with 3 home victories over Athletic Bilbao, Rapid Wien and Sassuolo and after defeating Astra Giurgiu ( 2–2 and 1–0 ) in the 2nd beat they drew KAA Gent from the domestic belgian Pro League with 2 confusing games Gent-Genk, Genk-Gent and an impressive 2–5 away victory. even when Genk got beaten in the quarter final examination against Celta de Vigo ( 3–2 and 1–1 ), it was Genk ‘s most successful european season. Genk won the 2018–19 Belgian First Division A for the one-fourth time in their history, hence they qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League after an eight-year absence. [ 9 ] Genk started their 2019-20 UEFA Champions League campaign with a poor 6–2 loss against austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. In the second pit they drew 0–0 against Napoli, and in the third gear match they lost 1–4 against Liverpool .

youth academy [edit ]

Genk is well known for its outstanding young academy. In 2003 they built their young center next to their stadium and set up a youth program with Ronny Vangeneugden. There are further plans to build a boarding school and some synthetic pitches. In the past and now, many unseasoned players have found their way through the youth system. Some examples are Yannick Carrasco, Jelle Vossen, Dennis Praet, Steven Defour, Christian Benteke, Thibaut Courtois, Divock Origi, Timothy Castagne, Leandro Trossard and Kevin De Bruyne. Their scouting is besides highly regard. Players such as Kalidou Koulibaly, Wilfred Ndidi, Leon Bailey, Sergej Milinković-Savić and Sander Berge all played for Genk .

Honours [edit ]

Winners: 1975–76
Runners-up: 1986–87, 1995–96,
Winners: 1987, 1990
Runners-up: 1974

european record [edit ]

Updated 31 August 2018.

Summary of best results [edit ]

From the quarter-finals upwards : UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League :

– quarter-finalists in 2017

UEFA Intertoto Cup :

– semi-finalists in 2004

UEFA club coefficient ranking [edit ]

As of 2 August 2018, Source: [1]

Players [edit ]

stream team [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021[10]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

early players under condense [edit ]

notice : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan [edit ]

notice : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

former players [edit ]

Africa
DR Congo
Gambia
Guinea
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Tanzania
Asia
Australia
Europe
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denmark
Israel
Netherlands
Norway
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Spain
Turkey
Ukraine
North and Central America
Jamaica

Managers [edit ]

References [edit ]